Cost reduction through operations reversal

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• 作者：Ki Ling Cheung^a ; ^{imcheung@ust.hk} ; Jing-Sheng Song^b ; ^{jssong@duke.edu} ; Yue Zhang ; ^b ; ^{yueyue.zhang@duke.edu}
• 关键词：Restructuring ; Process design ; Operations sequencing
• 刊名：European Journal of Operational Research
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：16 May 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：259
• 期：1
• 页码：100-112
• 全文大小：838 K
• 卷排序：259

文摘

Revisits the fundamental problem of operations reversal inspired by industrial practice. Explore the cost implication of operations reversal. Identify conditions under which operations reversal reduces cost. Reveal new insights into the drivers behind this industrial innovation. Sharpens comparisons between our cost measure and previous variability measures.